Entries were judged October 22, 2021 through October 31, 2021 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, MIssouri.

Judges

Marie D. De Jesús - Still Division I - Staff Photojournalist – Houston Chronicle

David Barreda - Still Division I – Senior Photography Resident – National Geographic Magazine

Jared Soares - Still Division I – Freelance Photographer – Washington, D.C. 

Sally Stapleton - Still Division II – Senior Assignment Editor – Magnum Photos

Mallory Benedict - Still Division II - Photo Editor - National Geographic Magazine

Alex Wong - Still Division II – Staff Photographer – Getty Images

Liz Baylen - Multimedia Division – Senior Audio Editor – New York Times

Ed Kashi - Multimedia Division – Photojournalist and Filmmaker – VII Photo Agency and Open Water Society

Lauren Frohne - Multimedia Division - Lead Video Journalist – Seattle Times

College Photographer of the Year

Valdemar Stroe Ren – Danish School of Media and Journalism

Runner-Up College Photographer of the Year

Ethan Swope – Santa Monica College

*Top winners in the Portfolio category receive this honor.

Spot News

Gold - Alberto Mariani – Arizona State University

Silver - Ethan Swope - Santa Monica College

Bronze - Ethan Swope - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Isaac Ritchey – Central Michigan University

Award of Excellence – Laila Sieber – University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover

Award of Excellence - Ethan Swope - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Alberto Mariani – Arizona State University

General News

Gold - Zane Meyer-Thornton - Western Kentucky University

Silver – Tristen Rouse - University of Missouri

Bronze – Michael Blackshire – Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Biayna Mahari – International Center of Photography (New York)

Award of Excellence – Leung Man Hei – Hong Kong Shue Yan University 

Award of Excellence - Ethan Swope - Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence - Anton Novgorodov – Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Judith Kirkikis – American University

Award of Excellence - Kylie Cooper – University of Pennsylvania

Award of Excellence - Leung Man Hei – Hong Kong Shue Yan University

Feature

Gold - Alberto Mariani – Arizona State University

Silver – Sara Diggins – University of Montana

Bronze - Carlin Stiehl – Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Kori Suzuki – Macalester College

Award of Excellence – Chris Day - Ohio University

COVID

Gold - Saimon Islam – Willes Little Flower School and College

Silver - Biayna Mahari – International Center of Photography (New York)

Bronze - Duygu Getiren – Nordens Fotoskola, The Nordic School of Photography

Award of Excellence – Trenton Almgren-Davis - University of Missouri

Award of Excellence - Valeria Maximova - Docdocdoc

Sports Action

Gold - Mouneb Taim - Usak University

Silver - William McGrath – Colorado Mountain College 

Bronze - Paula Mayer - Colorado Mountain College

Award of Excellence - Tanner Pearson - Ohio University

Award of Excellence - Paula Mayer - Colorado Mountain College

Sports Feature

Gold - Lukas Dawson Flippo – Yale University

Silver - Elena Shcherbakova - Docdocdoc

Bronze – Angela Wang – University of Texas at Austin

Award of Excellence - Nikolay Losev – Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Griffin Quinn - Syracuse University

Portrait

Gold – Hadley Chittum – George Washington University

Silver - Diana Mindubaeva - Docdocdoc

Bronze - Ksenia Inverse - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Olga Rostotskaya - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Mads Frost - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence - Duygu Getiren - Nordens Fotoskola, The Nordic School of Photography

Award of Excellence - Elise Wojtowicz – Virginia Commonwealth University

Interpretive Eye

Gold - Jacob Moscovitch – University of Missouri

Silver - Laura Oliverio – Syracuse University

Bronze – Ethan Swope – Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence – Molly Gibbs - Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Eli Ricanati – University of Pennsylvania

Award of Excellence - Elise Wojtowicz – Virginia Commonwealth University

Award of Excellence - Vladislav Bulenkov - Docdocdoc

Illustration

Gold - Devin DePamphilis – University of Pittsburgh

Silver - Olka Niekrasova – Academy of Documentary and Art Photography "Fotografika"

Bronze - Sydney Walsh – Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University

Award of Excellence - Sydney Walsh – Corcoran School of the Arts and Design at George Washington University

Award of Excellence - Polina Chmelevskaya – RGU Kosygin

Award of Excellence - Gabrielle Cavallaro – Syracuse University

Domestic Picture Story

Gold - Jacob Moscovitch - University of Missouri

Silver - Sergey Pronin - Docdocdoc

Bronze - Biayna Mahari – International Center of Photography (New York)

Award of Excellence - Valdemar Stroe Ren - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence - Marius Renner - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence - Anton Novgorodov - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Paul Wennerholm – Nordens Fotoskola

International Picture Story

Gold - Jesper Houborg - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Silver - Valdemar Stroe Ren - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Bronze - Marius Renner - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence – Ethan Swope – Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence – Emilie Laerke Henriksen - Danish School of Media and Journalism

The COVID Experience

Gold - Jesse Barber - Appalachian State University

Silver - Alexey Pavlov - Docdocdoc

Bronze - Katrine Noer - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence - Shannon Smith – Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Walther Bølge - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Team Picture Story

Gold - Sarah Hartvigsen and Louise Herrche Serup - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Silver – Nelly Elagina, Nikolay Losev, Oleg Kolimbet, Liza Shalygina and Lena Shcherbakova - Docdocdoc

Bronze - Tatiana Merzlyakova, Natalya Madilyan, Ekaterina Berezina, Valeria Maximova and Nadezhda Fomina - Docdocdoc

Interpretive Project

Gold – Maria Alekseeva - Academy of Documentary and Art Photography "Fotografika"

Silver - Anna Gorozhanova - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Bronze - Ekaterina Plechinta - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Olga Dyakina - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Hadley Chittum – George Washington University

Award of Excellence - Lauren Miller – Syracuse University

Award of Excellence - Edith Geuppert – University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund

Documentary

Gold - Ian Cheibub – Universidade Federal Fluminense

Silver - Tristen Rouse - University of Missouri

Bronze - Maansi Srivastava – George Washington University

Award of Excellence - Artem Puchkov – Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Ofeliya Zhakayeva - Docdocdoc

Award of Excellence - Lillit Danielyan - Docdocdoc

Sports Portfolio

Gold - Eakin Howard – Rochester Institute of Technology

Silver - Chase Sutton – University of Pennsylvania

Bronze – Lukas Dawson Flippo - Yale University

Award of Excellence - Angela Wang - University of Texas

Award of Excellence - Michael Clubb - University of Kentucky

Portfolio

Gold - Valdemar Stroe Ren – Danish School of Media and Journalism

Silver – Ethan Swope – Santa Monica College

Award of Excellence – Ian Cheibub – Universidade Federal Fluminense

Multimedia: Online Storytelling

Gold – Molly Gibbs and Jessica Stewart – Syracuse University

Silver – Golden Gate Xpress Staff – San Francisco State University

Bronze - Anna Rawls – George Washington University

Award of Excellence - Elizabeth Billman – Syracuse University

Award of Excellence  - Lia Waldrum, Daffy Liu and Jacob Moscovitch – University of Missouri

Multimedia: Group Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold – Lauren Santucci and Christiana Botic – Ohio University

Multimedia: Individual Story or Essay - Standalone

Gold – Hope Davison – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 

Silver - Ben B. Braun – Rochester Institute of Technology

Bronze - Maddee Burt - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence - Liza Chekalina – Academy of Documentary and Art “Fotografika”

Award of Excellence  - Daniel Sarch – Rochester Institute of Technology

Multimedia: Documentary Short

Gold – Maria Albrechtsen Mortensen - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Silver - Hope Davison – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bronze - Alicia Carter - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence – Mathias Eis and Mads Frost - Danish School of Media and Journalism

Award of Excellence – Anna Rawls – George Washington University 

Award of Excellence – Lucas Pruitt - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Award of Excellence – Hunter Pendelton - University of Missouri